Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli is seen during an India cricket team training session ahead of the Twenty20 opener in Brisbane.

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‘They’re talking a good game’: Waugh’s dig at India

by Simon Brunsdon

20th Nov 2018 7:41 AM

Test legend Steve Waugh says Australian cricket fans should be confident of a series win over India this summer, despite the doomsayers predicting an Aussie disaster Down Under.

With captain Steve Smith and vice-captain David Warner currently unable to take part in the summer action due to Cricket Australia suspensions, things are looking grim for the home side ahead of its four-Test series beginning in Adelaide on December 6.

An ODI series loss to South Africa followed a disastrous tour of the UAE. It's been a horror eight months since the infamous Cape Town ball-tampering scandal.

But Waugh says things aren't as bad as they seem.

India has never won a Test series in Australia, and the cricketing legend says it won't be happening any time soon.

"I think Australia might surprise actually," Waugh said.

"India, they're talking up a good game but they've come off a pretty disappointing series in England ... their away form is pretty ordinary over the past five or 10 years.

"They have got a very good side. They will see this as their best opportunity to win in Australia for a long time.

"(India captain Virat) Kohli is a great leader and a great batsman. If a couple of others follow him in and start scoring runs they are a chance.